2010 TG Awards: GT of the Year

The new Bentley Continental GT: not a revolutionary car, but still an absolutely class act

After a bit, it becomes a game to spot the other changes,
because there are quite a few amendments that you don't see straight away. The
front grille is more upright, and the matrix of the front-end apertures is
supersized and extra-chromed, giving the front of the GT the appearance of an
extremely aggressive industrial cheese-grater.

And although it still looks like
an incredibly aerodynamic brick, the new GT also has a lower coefficient of
drag than the old car (down to 0.33Cd), as well as a flatter underbody and a
wider track. The change, wider by 41mm at the front and 48mm at the back, is
obviously for handling stability purposes, but it also makes the car look very
wide and low - no bad thing. There is also the option of new 21-inch wheels
(standard are already quite huge 20-inchers), available in a variety of
finishes including a chrome, which, I am ashamed to admit, I very much liked.
Sorry.